Can pay-for-performance take nursing home care to the next level?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1937-1939

  Briesacher, Becky A ^a,b   Field, Terry S ^a   Baril, Joann ^a   Gurwitz, Jerry H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; REWARD; SHORT SURVEY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

HUMANS; MEDICARE; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53149091668     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01920.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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